Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech, Polish), Alexandre (

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

), Alexandros (

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), Alsander ( Irish),

Alessandro Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Alessandro * Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * Alessandro Baricco ...

( Italian), Aleksandr ( Russian), and Alasdair (

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People with the given name Alejandro

Alejandro Alvizuri Alejandro Luis Alvizuri Mack (born April 18, 1968) is a retired backstroke swimmer from Peru, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 (Los Angeles, California). His biggest success was winni ...

, Peruvian backstroke swimmer * Alejandro Amenábar, Chilean-born Spanish director *

Alejandro Aranda Alejandro Aranda (born August 11, 1994), known by his stage name Scarypoolparty, is an American singer, musician, and reality television personality from Pomona, California, and runner-up on the seventeenth season of ''American Idol''. His deb ...

, American singer, musician, and reality television personality *

Alejandro Arguello Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre ( French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Rus ...

, Mexican footballer *

Alejandro Avila Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros ( Greek), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro ( Italian), Aleksand ...

, Mexican TV actor *

Alejandro Awada Alejandro Awada (; December 7, 1961) is an Argentine character actor of Syrian and Lebanese descent. He has appeared in a great number of television series, programmes and onstage. Personal life Awada was born on 3 December 1961 in Villa Balle ...

, Argentine actor *

Alejandro Betts Alejandro Jacobo Betts (born Alexander Jacob Betts, 28 October 1947 – 13 March 2020) was a Falklands-born Argentine air-traffic controller and activist who worked with the Argentine government as a technical advisor on the Tierra del Fuego Mal ...

, Argentine historian *

Alejandro Bermúdez Alejandro Bermúdez Tamayo (born March 30, 1975) is a retired backstroke and medley swimmer from Colombia. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. His best result was 13th place in the Men's ...

, Colombian swimmer *

Alejandro Bustillo Alejandro Bustillo (18 March 1889 – 3 November 1982) was an Argentine painter and architect who left his mark in various tourist destinations in Argentina, especially in the Andean region of the Patagonia. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, so ...

, Argentine architect *

Alejandro Carrión Alejandro Carrión Aguirre (11 March 1915 – 4 January 1992) was an Ecuadorian poet, novelist and journalist. He wrote the novel ''La espina'' (1959), the short story book ''La manzana dañada'' (1983), and numerous poetry books. As a journalist ...

, Ecuadorian poet and novelist *

Alejandro Casañas Alejandro Francisco Casañas Ramírez (born January 29, 1954) is a former Cuban hurdler. At the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia he set a new world record in the 110 m hurdles with a time 13.21 seconds. This record would, however, only stand ...

, Cuban hurdler * Alejandro Castillo, Mexican footballer *

Alejandro Cercas Alejandro Cercas Alonso (born 25 May 1949 in Cáceres, Spain) is a Spanish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular repr ...

, Spanish politician *

Alejandro Chataing Alejandro Chataing (February 24, 1873 – April 16, 1928) was an important Venezuelan architect. Chataing was known as the "great constructor of the regime of Cipriano Castro." He was a prolific architect who helped give Caracas a new face. Intr ...

, Venezuelan architect *

Alejandro Cichero Alejandro Enrique Cíchero Konarek (; born April 20, 1977) is a former Venezuelan footballer who played as a defender. Career Born in Caracas, Cichero joined the youth system of Trujillanos Fútbol Club in 1988, being promoted to the first tea ...

, Venezuelan footballer * Alejandro Corichi, Mexican theoretical physicist * Alejandro Cortés, Colombian road cyclist * Alejandro Cruz (disambiguation), several people *

Alejandro Diz Alejandro Diz (born March 26, 1965) is a former volleyball player from Argentina, who represented his native country in two Summer Olympics. After having finished in sixth place at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California he was a memb ...

, Argentine volleyball player *

Alejandro Doherty Alejandro L. Doherty Horan (born August 6, 1965) is a former field hockey player from Argentina. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he finished in ninth place with the national squad. He made his Olympic debut ...

, Argentine field hockey player *

Alejandro Dolina Alejandro Ricardo Dolina (born May 20, 1944) is an Argentine broadcaster, who also achieved fame as a musician, writer, radio host and television actor.Alejandro Domínguez, former chief of police in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico * Alejandro Edda, Mexican-American actor *

Alejandro Escovedo Alejandro Escovedo (born January 10, 1951) is an American rock musician, songwriter, and singer, who has been recording and touring since the late 1970s. His primary instrument is the guitar. He has played in various rock genres, including punk ...

, American singer-songwriter * Alejandro Falla, Colombian tennis player *

Alejandro Felipe Paula Alejandro Felipe Paula also known as Jandi Paula (2 May 1937 – 13 August 2018) was a Curaçaoan academic, historian and politician. He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles from 28 December 1993 to 31 March 1994. Paula was direc ...

, Netherlands Antilles politician and historian *

Alejandro Fernández Alejandro Fernández Abarca (; born 24 April 1971) is a Mexican singer. Nicknamed as El Potrillo by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million records worldwide, making him one of the most successful Hispanic music artists. He is the ...

, Mexican singer *

Alejandro Fernández Sordo Alejandro Fernández Sordo (1921–2009) was a Spanish lawyer and politician who was a member of the FET y de las JONS. He was one of the leading political figures in the Franco regime and also, in the transition period. Early life and educati ...

, Spanish politician * Alejandro Freire, Venezuelan-American baseball player * Alejandro García (disambiguation), several people *

Alejandro González Iñárritu Alejandro González Iñárritu (; American Spanish: ; credited since 2016 as Alejandro G. Iñárritu; born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker and screenwriter. He is primarily known for making modern psychological drama films about the hu ...

, Mexican director * Alejandro Walter González, Argentine road cyclist * Alejandro Gorostiaga, Chilean military * Alejandro Herrera (Heroes), fictional character in NBC's '' Heroes'' * Alejandro Herrera (athlete) (born 1958), Cuban athlete * Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean actor and director *

Alejandro Kirk Alejandro Kirk (born November 6, 1998) is a Mexican professional baseball catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Early life Kirk began playing baseball at three years of age, and grew up a fan of Albert Pujols and the ...

, Mexican baseball player *

Alejandro Agustín Lanusse Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (August 28, 1918 – August 26, 1996) was the ''de facto'' president of the Argentine Republic between March 22, 1971, and May 25, 1973, during the military dictatorship of the country called the "Argentine Revolution" ...

, former Argentine President *

Alejandro Lazo Alejandro Lazo (born February 23) is a Cuban-American professional dancer, instructor, and choreographer based in Palm Beach, Florida. Lazo was the US International Rising Star Latin Champion in 1990 and went on through over twenty years of suc ...

, Cuban-American dancer *

Alejandro Lerner Alejandro Federico Lerner (born June 8, 1957) is an Argentine musician and singer-songwriter. He has written and sung countless songs including several hits, and his fame and recognition spread all over South America. Through his career, Lerner ...

, Argentine musician * Alejandro Lerroux, Spanish politician * Alejandro González Malavé, Puerto Rican undercover police agent * Alejandro Martinez, Andorran punk rock guitarist and back-up singer in

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* Alejandro Manzano, lead singer in Puerto Rican-American alternative rock band

Boyce Avenue Boyce Avenue is an American cover band formed in Sarasota, Florida, by brothers Alejandro Luis Manzano, Daniel Enrique Manzano, and Fabian Rafael Manzano. The brothers attended Pine View School in Osprey, Florida. The band is named after a c ...

Alejandro Mayorkas Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas (born November 24, 1959) is a Cuban-American government official and attorney who has been serving as the seventh United States Secretary of Homeland Security since February 2, 2021. During the Obama administration, h ...

, U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security * Alejandro Meloño, Uruguayan footballer * Alejandro Moreno, Venezuelan footballer * Alejandro Muñoz-Alonso, Spanish politician * Alejandro Naif, Palestinian footballer *

Alejandro Obregón Alejandro Jesús Obregón Rosės (4 June 1920 – 11 April 1992) was a Colombian painter, muralist, sculptor and engraver. Biography Obregón was born in Barcelona, Spain. He was the son of a Colombian father and a Catalan mother. The Obregó ...

, Colombian painter, muralist, sculptor, and engraver * Alejandro O'Reilly, Irish-born Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana *

Alejandro Orfila Alejandro Orfila (9 March 1925 – 9 June 2021) was an Argentine career diplomat, who later became a prominent winemaker in San Diego, California. Early career Orfila was born in Mendoza, Argentina to Catalan immigrants who had become moderat ...

, Argentine diplomat * Alejandro Ortuoste, Filipino boxer * Alejandro Padilla, American politician * Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez, president of the Korean Friendship Association * Alejandro Planchart, Venezuelan-American musicologist and composer * Alejandro Portes, Cuban-American sociologist * Alejandro Pozuelo, Spanish footballer *

Alejandro Ramírez (chess player) Alejandro Tadeo Ramírez Álvarez (born 21 June 1988) is a Costa Rican-American chess Grandmaster and commentator. At the age of 15, he became the first Central American to achieve the title of Grandmaster and the second youngest chess grandmas ...

, Costa Rican international grandmaster of chess * Alejandro Ramírez Calderón, Colombian road cyclist * Alejandro Rebollo Álvarez-Amandi, Spanish lawyer, civil servant and politician * Alejandro Rey, Argentine actor *

Alejandro Rivera '' NCIS'' is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which investigates crimes involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The series was ...

, NCIS character *

Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre ( French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (R ...

, Puerto Rican poet and writer * Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez, Mexican politician * Alejandro Rossi, Mexican writer * Alejandro Saab, American voice actor *

Alejandro Sabella Alejandro Javier Sabella (; 5 November 19548 December 2020) was an Argentine football player and manager. Born in Buenos Aires, he began his playing career with River Plate in his home country before moving to England in 1978 to play for Sheff ...

, Argentine footballer * Alejandro Salazar, American footballer *

Alejandro Sanz Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Album of the Yea ...

, Spanish pop musician * Alejandro Siqueiros, Mexican freestyle swimmer * Alejandro Severo, the Spanish version of Alexander Severus, former Roman emperor * Alejandro M. Sinibaldi, President of Guatemala * Alejandro Siri, Argentine field hockey player *

Alejandro Sosa Alejandro "Alex" Sosa is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1983 American crime film '' Scarface'' and the 2006 video game '' Scarface: The World Is Yours''. He is an international Bolivian drug lord and the chief supplier of c ...

, fictional drug lord from the 1983 film ''Scarface'' * Alejandro Spajic, Argentine volleyball player * Alejandro de la Sota, Spanish architect * Alejandro Toledo, Peruvian politician, ex-president *

Alejandro de Tomaso Alejandro de Tomaso (10 July 1928 in Buenos Aires – 21 May 2003 in Modena, Italy) was a racing driver and businessman from Argentina. His name is sometimes seen in an Italianised form as ''Alessandro de Tomaso''. He participated in two Formula O ...

, Argentine auto racing driver *

Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . Valverde's biggest wins have been the Vuelta a España in 2009, Critérium du Dauphiné in 2008 and 2009, ...

, Spanish cyclist *

Rey Alejandro Conde Valdivia Rey Alejandro Conde Valdivia is a Mexicans, Mexican conductor who has conducted the Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa (OSX) since 1977. He is a native of Xalapa, Veracruz. His discography has over 300 recordings. Born in the 'court of The Pearl', a ...

, Mexican conductor * Alejandro Velasco Astete, Peruvian pilot *

Alejandro Villanueva Carlos Alejandro Villanueva Martínez (4 June 1908 – 11 April 1944) was a Peruvian footballer who played for Alianza Lima and the Peru national football team. He is considered one of the most important Alianza strikers in the 1920s and 1930s. ...

, NFL Offensive tackle, and former Army Ranger *

Alejandro Zaera Alejandro Zaera Polo is a Spanish architect, theorist and founder of Alejandro Zaera-Polo & Maider Llaguno Architecture (AZPML). He was formerly dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture and of the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam. ...

, Spanish architect *

Alejandro Zohn Alejandro Zohn (born Alexander Zohn; born 8 August 1930, in Vienna - 2000, in Guadalajara) was a Mexican architect. He was a Holocaust survivor who grew up in Western Mexico. Alejandro Zohn studied at the Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico, gradua ...

, Mexican architect

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